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Re: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...

Apache wrote:
> I use both Apache and Flash...  over 80% of the browsers have flash in 
> some from, but problem your have is not from Apache or Flash.  It's your 
> HTML and the frame you set-up.  Your must use the <OBJECT> tag for 
> Netscape browsers and the  <EMBED> tag for IE users.  You have not used 
> them in your index.html or the html page is not showing up in your frame 
> page.

It's the other way around, IE uses <object> and NS <embed>, Mozilla also 
uses <object> now, and that is what is recommended by the W3C.  But the 
poster also said all the original visitors that were having trouble, 
were using IE6.

-- 
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RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...

Posted by Tim McCormick <ti...@timmcc.co.uk>.
Yeah, the flash file is fully tried and tested as you saw ;-)

Tim McCormick


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Sent: 03 December 2002 09:12
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Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...


Hi,

are you sure there isn't an error in the flash movie?  Like variables
not coming through?? Is the swf in your temporary internet files???

Eeps Opera 7 just showed me a nice swf :) timmcc.co.uk... coming soon ;)

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From: Steven Pierce [mailto:pagedev1@speakeasy.net]
Sent: 03 December 2002 06:52
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Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...




Tim,

I still can not see the page....  If I go to the IP (listed below) I get
a page that starts trying to connect, but never goes anywhere.  My
browser (Ie, Mozilla) just sits and spins...

Steven

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On 12/2/2002 at 6:03 PM Tim McCormick wrote:

>I already use both tags in the HTML, to view it without frames don't 
>use the domain name, go directly to:
>
>http://217.42.49.139/
>
>Tim McCormick
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Apache [mailto:apache@productivitymedia.com]
>Sent: 02 December 2002 15:46
>To: users@httpd.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...
>
>
>My bad...  The problem is with the his HTML tags or the use of Frames. 
>I use Flash everyday with frames and I'm on the list thus also use 
>Apache. Just program one page name in index.html and insert only the 
><object> and <embed> tags with no frames and check it out.
>
>J
>
>PS. Microsoft is evil... remember?
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RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...

Posted by Koen Vingerhoets <ko...@ubench.com>.
Hi,

are you sure there isn't an error in the flash movie?  Like variables not
coming through??
Is the swf in your temporary internet files???

Eeps Opera 7 just showed me a nice swf :) timmcc.co.uk... coming soon ;)

Met vriendelijke groet,

Koen Vingerhoets

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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Pierce [mailto:pagedev1@speakeasy.net]
Sent: 03 December 2002 06:52
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...




Tim,

I still can not see the page....  If I go to the IP (listed below) I get a
page that starts trying to
connect, but never goes anywhere.  My browser (Ie, Mozilla) just sits and
spins...

Steven

*********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********

On 12/2/2002 at 6:03 PM Tim McCormick wrote:

>I already use both tags in the HTML, to view it without frames don't use
>the domain name, go directly to:
>
>http://217.42.49.139/
>
>Tim McCormick
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Apache [mailto:apache@productivitymedia.com]
>Sent: 02 December 2002 15:46
>To: users@httpd.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...
>
>
>My bad...  The problem is with the his HTML tags or the use of Frames.
>I use Flash everyday with frames and I'm on the list thus also use
>Apache. Just program one page name in index.html and insert only the
><object> and <embed> tags with no frames and check it out.
>
>J
>
>PS. Microsoft is evil... remember?
>
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RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...

Posted by Steven Pierce <pa...@speakeasy.net>.

Tim,

I still can not see the page....  If I go to the IP (listed below) I get a page that starts trying to
connect, but never goes anywhere.  My browser (Ie, Mozilla) just sits and spins...

Steven

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On 12/2/2002 at 6:03 PM Tim McCormick wrote:

>I already use both tags in the HTML, to view it without frames don't use
>the domain name, go directly to:
>
>http://217.42.49.139/
>
>Tim McCormick
>
>
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>From: Apache [mailto:apache@productivitymedia.com] 
>Sent: 02 December 2002 15:46
>To: users@httpd.apache.org
>Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...
>
>
>My bad...  The problem is with the his HTML tags or the use of Frames.  
>I use Flash everyday with frames and I'm on the list thus also use 
>Apache. Just program one page name in index.html and insert only the 
><object> and <embed> tags with no frames and check it out.
>
>J
>
>PS. Microsoft is evil... remember?
>
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RE: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...

Posted by Tim McCormick <ti...@timmcc.co.uk>.
I already use both tags in the HTML, to view it without frames don't use
the domain name, go directly to:

http://217.42.49.139/

Tim McCormick


-----Original Message-----
From: Apache [mailto:apache@productivitymedia.com] 
Sent: 02 December 2002 15:46
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: Re: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...


My bad...  The problem is with the his HTML tags or the use of Frames.  
I use Flash everyday with frames and I'm on the list thus also use 
Apache. Just program one page name in index.html and insert only the 
<object> and <embed> tags with no frames and check it out.

J

PS. Microsoft is evil... remember?


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Re: [users@httpd] Basic Auth and SSL

Posted by Issac Goldstand <ma...@beamartyr.net>.
SSLRequireSSL inside the same location block that does the Auth stuff

  Issac

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>
> Just curious,
> Is there any way to force apache to use SSL any time it's
> asking a browser for authentication?  We've a few areas of our web site
> where users ask for passwords & it would be nice if I could get apache
> to automatically switch to SSL for these areas without the user having to
> do it.
>
> Users would often forget the https://  if they had to type it and use
http://
> anyway.
>
> Cheers,
> Dunk
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Re: [users@httpd] Basic Auth and SSL

Posted by Dirk-Willem van Gulik <di...@webweaving.org>.
On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Duncan Brannen wrote:

> 	Is there any way to force apache to use SSL any time it's
> asking a browser for authentication?  We've a few areas of our web site
> where users ask for passwords & it would be nice if I could get apache
> to automatically switch to SSL for these areas without the user having to
> do it.
>
> Users would often forget the https://  if they had to type it and use http://
> anyway.

When I am nice I use somethign like

<Directory ....
  or.. VirtualHost .. whatver.. (thouhg see below; directory isbetter)

	# Make rather sure we are using TLS before we start
        # messing with passwords and all that.
        #
        RewriteEngine On
        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on	# or use SSLRequireSSL
					# + error routing depending
					# on threath model
        RewriteRule (.*) https://intranet.asemantics.net/ [R]

and then the usual

	AuthType basic
	...
	require valid user


This is the fairly friendly and not that locked down config which is fine
in an environment where you control the resources and trust the users who
have an account on your system.

If I am not so nice; have a paranoid customer; or just as a precaution I
may defined the above but also put a SSLRequireSSL on the more sensitive
resources as well (say with a very narrow directory or file pointer) - to
trap any errors should someone fiddle with the config.

Do not use this with things like Location or other URI rather than
physical file path avoiding techniques.

Dw.

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[users@httpd] Basic Auth and SSL

Posted by Duncan Brannen <db...@st-andrews.ac.uk>.
Just curious,
	Is there any way to force apache to use SSL any time it's
asking a browser for authentication?  We've a few areas of our web site
where users ask for passwords & it would be nice if I could get apache
to automatically switch to SSL for these areas without the user having to
do it.

Users would often forget the https://  if they had to type it and use http://
anyway.

Cheers,
	Dunk


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Re: [users@httpd] New discovery

Posted by Issac Goldstand <ma...@beamartyr.net>.
From: "Chris Meadors" <cl...@hereintown.net>

> How is an image or any other "data" different from HTML?
>
I don't know whether it's the issue, but take the DEFLATE filter
(mod_deflate) - that works only on HTML "data".  Although we sometimes take
our understanding that HTTP payloads can be generic data for granted,
sometimes the data type does make a difference at some small point in the
server - like a HTML-aimed module.  Now in this case, it could be that, for
example, mod_deflate is gzipping all content, which while it *should* be OK,
is not supported by most browsers (which mostly accept only gzipped HTML)

 Issac

  Issac


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Re: [users@httpd] New discovery

Posted by Tim Wort <ti...@pobox.com>.
One way that a router could cause this: first if the server is behind a
firewall that blocks all ICMP messages (a typical mistake by inexperienced
firewall admins) it is possible that a router between the server and the
client requires the the MTU of the packets be reduced. Most modern systems
send packets with the DNF (do not fragment) flag set. When fragmentation
is required on such a packet the router that requires this will return a
ICMP message to the sender requesting a reduced packet size. If the
firewall blocks this your data will appear to be sent but will never
arrive and only the logs (or using a sniffer beyond the router) on the
router will explain why the packets (ICMP messages) are dropped. Because
HTML is typically smaller amounts of data it will make it past the router
that requires fragmentation.

This type of problem is generally inconsistant depending on where the
packets need frgmentation, if its a long way down stream you will only see
it when talking with particualr machines (beyond the offending router) but
not from other parts of the network. If the offending router is close to
you it is possible you will see this problem with all larger files. Does
ftp work from the same client to youe server?



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Re: [users@httpd] New discovery

Posted by Chris Meadors <cl...@hereintown.net>.
Alex Pilson wrote:
> At 12:41 AM +0000 12/3/02, Tim McCormick wrote:
> 
>> Ok, I think I've found what's happening to my server, but I still don't
>> know why. It has nothing to do with Flash.
>>
>> Anyone who does not connect to the internet directly cannot access
>> anything other than plain HTML from the site (not even pictures).
>> According to the logs the files get sent out, but they never arrive.
>>
>> Any insights as to what could be the problem?
> 
> 
> I had seen that problem when I had a T-1 with Savvis. It was a router 
> issue.

How is an image or any other "data" different from HTML?

How is a person not directly connected to the Internet?  Even a pigeon 
carrying datagrams is still IP.

I have to admit this problem does have me a little intrigued.  I don't 
know if the problem does relate specifically to the type of data or the 
connection.

Thinking about it.  The HTML is more than likely all 7-bit.  Images and 
Flash will have 8-bit data.  Do images show up broken in people's 
browsers that don't work?  Have you tried wget (or even telnet to see if 
the headers look okay) on a machine that can't display the pages, to see 
if anything is retrieved, and what state it is in.  But why can some 
people retrieve it correctly, and others can't?  If the problem was on 
the server's end, it would effect everyone.  If the problem was on the 
client's end, they shouldn't be able to view any images.  Maybe a 
strange interaction between both ends or a router somewhere in the middle?

I like a good mystery I'll keep reading.

-- 
Chris


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Re: [users@httpd] New discovery

Posted by Alex Pilson <al...@flagshipinteractive.com>.
At 12:41 AM +0000 12/3/02, Tim McCormick wrote:
>Ok, I think I've found what's happening to my server, but I still don't
>know why. It has nothing to do with Flash.
>
>Anyone who does not connect to the internet directly cannot access
>anything other than plain HTML from the site (not even pictures).
>According to the logs the files get sent out, but they never arrive.
>
>Any insights as to what could be the problem?

I had seen that problem when I had a T-1 with Savvis. It was a router issue.
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[users@httpd] New discovery

Posted by Tim McCormick <ti...@timmcc.co.uk>.
Ok, I think I've found what's happening to my server, but I still don't
know why. It has nothing to do with Flash.

Anyone who does not connect to the internet directly cannot access
anything other than plain HTML from the site (not even pictures).
According to the logs the files get sent out, but they never arrive.

Any insights as to what could be the problem?

Server: 2.0.43, Windows Binary

Tim McCormick



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Re: [users@httpd] Apache and Flash - answer...

Posted by Apache <ap...@productivitymedia.com>.
My bad...  The problem is with the his HTML tags or the use of Frames.  
I use Flash everyday with frames and I'm on the list thus also use 
Apache. Just program one page name in index.html and insert only the 
<object> and <embed> tags with no frames and check it out.

J

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